Monday, June 29, 2015

Between 28 june and 1 july in PHILADELPHIA, USA is organized ISTE’s Annual Conference and Exposition https://www.isteconference.org/2015/ who provides many days of inspiration, learning and networking with more than 900 sessions and interactive learning environments and : -Four full days brimming with robust, inspirational professional learning opportunities that will help you build the skills to support digital age learning-Unlimited networking opportunities with more than 15000 educators, education leaders and corporate representatives from around the globe-Three powerful keynote addresses from edtech leaders and experts-The opportunity to choose from hundreds of sessions in a variety of formats, including lectures, BYODs and hands-on learning environments-Access to a massive expo hall featuring the latest ed tech products and services from more than 500 companies

If you have ipad, mobile device you can usee free conference app https://www.isteconference.org/2015/engage/mobile_app.phpwho is is your ISTE2015 command center, available in the Apple App Store, on Google Play, Windows Phone, Windows 8 and via the mobile web . The event offers myriad professional learning opportunities for all types of educators and education leaders, including teachers of every discipline, tech coordinators, administrators, superintendents, teacher educators and media specialists.

Dear friends like you know already from last year post when I write about my favorite 100 edtools and ipad apps rediscovered using #iste hastag . Like I write before now I am Curator and Social Media Manager for http://www.euneoscourses.eu/ and also Teacher Trainer in a Erasmus Plus Course conceived by me in partenership with Euneos : Curation Social Media Master Class in Semantic Web 3.0 http://educuration.wikispaces.com/ . I must told you that I discover more than 100 presentation tools, Power Point alternatives and I want to share all these apps you can use to emaze your audience . What app you like , use to share your awesome presentation ? Please leave a comment also if I missed a killer app to emaze a global audience .

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Today Euneos launch new website http://www.euneoscourses.eu/ for all Erasmus Plus Courses ( 7 main themes and 5 subthemes ) and you can make now preregistrationhttp://euneoscourses.sharedby.co/share/WcEc8e
Euneos will give support to teachers / schools who preregister for one or more of our courses.
- Interactive video conferences for applicants
- Kind of “pre-filled” application form to be adapted by schools into their own settings and context. It will be partly pre-filled but main part should be own personal text of applicants, we can only give general advices and some examples.

Planned courses
8-14 November 2015: near Málaga, Spain
13-19 March 2016: near Málaga, Spain
November 2016: near Málaga, Spain
Special edition, Midnight Sun Course in the most northern part of European Union.
12-18 June 2016, in Inari, Lapland, Finland.
SEE: http://www.ejournal.fi/lapcom2/
Course fee
The courses start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday 13.00 (7 days).
Fee for tuition and materials: 490 euro
Administration costs: 160 euro
Total fee: 650 euro (10% discount for schools coming with 5 or more participants to Euneos courses).
NOTE: the fee for the Midnight Sun Course will be 700 euro (490+210)
Special edition, Midnight Sun Course
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in the most northern part of European Union.
June 2016, in Inari, Lapland. Finland.
ask more: courses@euneos.eu
TYPE OF CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE AWARDED
- Europass Mobility certificate, Certificate of attendance including description of training conten
SPECIAL REMARKS:
- The course includes 40h of training. It is organised in Benalmadena/Fuengirola , Andalucia, Spain. Nearest airport is Malaga, 15 km from accommodation and Venue. Course is organised by Euneos Corporation.
Learn the latest trends in use of social media, differences between web 2.0 and web 3.0 and content creating in learning and teaching. Learn how to become a good content curator in education.
Target group
Teachers of pre-schools, primary scools, secondary schools and vocational school
Adult education teachers
Teachers of special needs
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headmasters/principals/managers of schools and organisations offering adult education or vocational education
Each participant needs to bring his own tablet or laptop.We don’t provide computers nor tablets.
Main topics of this course
Usability and accessibility of the social media and curation, tools and methods.
Advantages and disadvantages of social media, curation and latest web2.0 tools usages in educational processes.
A range of social media, curation and latest web2.0 tools covering different content and activities to support learning and communication.
Best practice approaches and practical examples for using the social media and curation tools and methods in education in different countries.
Responsible and safe use of social media, curation and latest web 2.0 and new media.
Identifying and reviewing social media, curation and latest web 2.0 applications for educators; news and media applications useful for educators and their students.
Group sharing sessions to enable applying the social media and curation in classroom settings.
Designing, planning and writing sample units of lesson plans that deploy the social media and curation applications.
Integrate strategies and social media, curation and latest web 2.0 technologies into a curriculum.
Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.
Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.
Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

COURSE PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
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Participants learn how to develop a PLN – Personal Learning Network and also how to collaborate online in eTwinning and Erasmus + Projects using social media with others european teachers and students.

PREPARATIONS:
One month before the start of the course the participants will be invited to join a social media community (a private, closed community only for participants and trainers/organisers).
The purpose of the pre-course community is to:
- help participants get to know each other before they actually meet with a short description of themselves, their job and organisation, adding also their photo and contact information.- contribute in discussions in the community forum so that the trainers get to know the expectations and the background of the participants.
- facilitate the course participants and trainers to discuss course programme, travel and accommodation and general arrangements of the course.
- support trainers to organise groups for hands on working sessions and group work.
-suggest reading materials and useful links in advance.
- present organisational information (the detailed course schedule and planned social and cultural events)

OBJECTIVES
The course aims to:
- present teachers the potential that the social media tools, curation tools and latest web2.0 tools offer in their daily practice in the classroom especially in their preparation of the activities that facilitate collaborative learning, research, creativity and assessment
-raise awareness and gain teaching skills in the use of social media and curation of new media to promote learning
-explore new ways in which the social media tools, curation tools and latest web2.0 tools and new media can help the learner to develop communication, research and self-expression
-be able to identify the possible obstacles faced when using a variety of tools in the classroom settings in different educational levels
-create sample lessons that can be completed by students using a variety of social media tools, curation tools and latest web2.0 tools
-discuss the relationships among innovation, creativity, traditional education, and standards

This course will offer techniques and tools to introduce game-based learning and gamification in your lessons

Target group
Teachers / management of primary and secondary schools

Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and/or laptop. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.
Main topics of this course

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Planned courses
1-7 November 2015: near Málaga, Spain
April 2016: near Málaga, Spain
November 2016: near Málaga, Spain

3. Best Practices Benchmarking
Best Practices Benchmarking course in Finnish schools. Expert presentations, classroom observations on all school levels, strengthening and sharing competences in collaboration.
Target group
Teachers / management of primary and secondary schools
Staff of institutions imvolved in school education
Euneos organises Erasmus+ KA 1 benchmarking courses since autumn 2014. About 130 participants studied school life in Finland in 2015-16, and learned about best practices of European schools from experts and colleagues. Many schools sent both a principal and teachers.
Benchmarking courses have been successful. 95 % of the participants gave assessments very good or good. Take your chance and apply for a #benchmarkingcourse together with Euneos for 2015-2017! Euneos will support you in applying! Topics and dates possible also on demand.
Main topics of this course
Innovation. School development plans. European challenge. Standing structures of innovation.
Transition from non-digital to digital. Mobile learning. Digital materials. Tablets in education.
Student in the center. Support system & supportive methods. Integration of special needs students. Home & school connections.
Teacher in the center. New approaches of in-service training. Learning agents.
Internationalisation. European dimension. PISA survey. Erasmus+ mobilities.
Management. Local examples.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Observation. Participants observe teaching, studyng and learning processes in classrooms in small geoups or individually.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic in workshops.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Target group
Teachers / management of primary and secondary schools
Coordinators of international projects
It is not absolutely necessary to bring a laptop or tablet. Though we advice to bring a device as it might be handy during working on intellectual outputs. We don’t provide computers.

Main topics of this course
Developing a school policy plan on internationalisation.
How to become a good coordinator of internationalisation?
Formats of international project work.
How to set up a multilateral, bilateral, Regio Partnership in Erasmus Plus and how to apply successfully for a Erasmus Plus grant.
Going global. How to take part in global (virtual) projects.
How to develop the intercultural competences of the teachers taking part in international projects.
How to develop the European and international dimension in the curriculum.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Planned courses
11-17 October 2015: Oliveira de Azeméis, near Porto, Portugal
13-19 March 2016: Benalmadena, near Málaga, Spain
Special edition: Course ‘How to make your school more international and global’ in Reunion Islands (France).
22-28 November 2015: La Réunion, Reunion Island, overseeas department of France.

The course in La Réunion will be organised by Euneos in collaboration with the Rectorat de l’académie de La Réunion (local education authority of Reunion Island, French Ministry of Education).

Course fee
The courses start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday 13.00 (7 days).
Fee for tuition and materials: 490 euro
Administration costs: 160 euro
Total fee: 650 euro (10% discount for schools coming with 5 or more participants to Euneos courses).

Learn how to prepare your students for circular economy. Circular economy is one of the main challenges young people will face and it will be become one of the focuses of education

Target group
Teachers of secondary schools and vocational schools
Teachers who want to cover circular economy in their lessons and / or want to organise internships ofstudents in companies and public services involved in circular economy

It is not absolutely necessary to bring a laptop or tablet. Though we advice to bring a device as it might be handy during working on intellectual outputs. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Main topics of this course
To learn about the set of competences for a circular economy as developed by KA2 project TREEC project (Three C= Creating competences for a circular economy).
To implement the competences for circular economy into teaching methods and lessons.
To acquire skills to develop a new didactical approach by designing a sequence of learning activities with relevant teaching strategies (discussions, role play, mindmaps etc.).
To adapt these learning activities for a few topics (subject linked or croscurricular) with very practical assignments in a rich learning context e.g. ‘ how green is our food at school’, ‘ rethinking badly designed systems/products’ etc.
To create guidelines for internships focusing on circular economy (vocational schools).
To develop methods to assess to what extent the competences have been acquired at school and during internships.
School policy on competences of a circular economy.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Planned courses
June 2016: Porto, Portugal

Course fee
The courses start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday 13.00 (7 days).
Fee for tuition and materials: 490 euro
Administration costs: 160 euro
Total fee: 650 euro (10% discount for schools coming with 5 or more participants to Euneos courses).

Target group
Teachers of secondary schools (with students 12-18 years old).

Main topics of this course
What are the characteristics of good teaching: the changing role of the teacher, the autonomy of the teacher and the freedom and the didactical skills to develop didactical materials, creative teaching with a future focus on project based learning
How to analyse your teaching style (teaching strategies) against the criteria of the 21st skills
Get a clear idea of conditions to realize your ideas about teaching and education
Skills to design lessons in curricular units and to explore cross curricualr approaches with an open and creative mind meeting the criteria of good and creative education
Setting up a Team of qualified innovation leaders of teaching at school

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants. Planned courses
13-19 March 2016: Benalmadena, near Málaga, Spain

Course fee
The courses start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday 13.00 (7 days).
Fee for tuition and materials: 490 euro
Administration costs: 160 euro
Total fee: 650 euro (10% discount for schools coming with 5 or more participants to Euneos courses)

The general course ‘Tap-Swipe-Pinch. Tablets changing the way to learn and teach’ offers you best practice approaches and practical examples for using iPads and tablets in lessons and education.

Target group
Teachers / management of primary and secondary schools.
Only for users of iPads and Android tablets.

The courses are focusing on pedagogical use of tablets in schools. Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and we expect that each participant has basic knowledge of using his tablet before the course. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Main topics of this course
Apps covering different content and activities to support learning, communication and self-assessment (collaborative writing, digital photography, video, audio usability, presentation apps, assessment, evaluation, gamefication, etc.)
Best practice approaches and practical examples for using iPads and tablets in lessons and education in general in different countries,
Responsible and safe use of tablets and new media
Creating interactive materials for classroom use and deliver them to students
Identifying and reviewing practical tablet applications for educators, news and media applications useful for educators and their students (creating text, video clips, podcasts, presentations, screencasting, images, pdf files, e-books, mind and concept maps, maps etc.)
Designing, planning and writing sample units of work or lesson plans that deploy the iPad and tablets,
Integrate strategies and iPad and tablet technologies effectively into a curriculum,
Utilise the iPad and tablet as a display device in connection with other devices.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Target group
Teachers / management of primary and secondary schools.
Only for users of iPads and Android tablets.

The courses are focusing on pedagogical use of tablets in schools. Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and we expect that each participant has basic knowledge of using his tablet before the course. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Main topics of this course
Apps covering different content and activities to support learning, communication and self-assessment (collaborative writing, digital photography, video, audio usability, presentation apps, assessment, evaluation, gamefication, etc.)
Best practice approaches and practical examples for using iPads and tablets in lessons and education in general in different countries,
Responsible and safe use of tablets and new media
Creating interactive materials for classroom use and deliver them to students
Identifying and reviewing practical tablet applications for educators, news and media applications useful for educators and their students (creating text, video clips, podcasts, presentations, screencasting, images, pdf files, e-books, mind and concept maps, maps etc.)
Designing, planning and writing sample units of work or lesson plans that deploy the iPad and tablets,
Integrate strategies and iPad and tablet technologies effectively into a curriculum,
Utilise the iPad and tablet as a display device in connection with other devices.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

The courses are focusing on pedagogical use of tablets in schools. Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and we expect that each participant has basic knowledge of using his tablet before the course. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Main topics of this course
Apps covering different content and activities to support learning, communication and self-assessment (collaborative writing, digital photography, video, audio usability, presentation apps, assessment, evaluation, gamefication, etc.)
Best practice approaches and practical examples for using iPads and tablets in lessons and education in general in different countries,
Responsible and safe use of tablets and new media
Creating interactive materials for classroom use and deliver them to students
Identifying and reviewing practical tablet applications for educators, news and media applications useful for educators and their students (creating text, video clips, podcasts, presentations, screencasting, images, pdf files, e-books, mind and concept maps, maps etc.)
Designing, planning and writing sample units of work or lesson plans that deploy the iPad and tablets,
Integrate strategies and iPad and tablet technologies effectively into a curriculum,
Utilise the iPad and tablet as a display device in connection with other devices.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals

Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Planned courses
For iPad and Android users only:
16-22 August 2015: Tallinn, Estonia (with an option of one day benchmarking Finnish schools in Helsinki)
11-17 October 2015: Tallinn, Estonia (with an option of one day benchmarking Finnish schools in Helsinki)
17-23 April 2016: Tallinn, Estonia (with an option of one day benchmarking Finnish schools in Helsinki)

Course fee
The courses start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday 13.00 (7 days).
Fee for tuition and materials: 490 euro
Administration costs: 160 euro
Total fee: 650 euro (10% discount for schools coming with 5 or more participants to Euneos courses).

Learn how to use tablets in English lessons. Learn more in the course ‘Tap-Swipe-Pinch into English. Learning English with tablets.

Target group
Teachers of English of primary and secondary schools.
Only for users of iPad and Android tablets

The courses are focusing on pedagogical use of tablets in schools. Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and we expect that each participant has basic knowledge of using his tablet before the course. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Main topics of this course
Apps covering different content and activities to support learning, communication and self-assessment (collaborative writing, digital photography, video, audio usability, presentation apps, assessment, evaluation, gamefication, etc.)
best practice approaches and practical examples for using iPads and tablets in English lessons and education in general in different countries,
responsible and safe use of tablets and new media
creating interactive materials for classroom use and deliver them to students
identifying and reviewing practical tablet applications for educators, news and media applications useful for educators and their students (creating text, video clips, podcasts, presentations, screencasting, images, pdf files, e-books, mind and concept maps, maps etc.)
designing, planning and writing sample units of work or lesson plans that deploy the iPad and tablets,
integrate strategies and iPad and tablet technologies effectively into a curriculum,
utilise the iPad and tablet as a display device in connection with other devices.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

How to use iPads in music lessons. Learn more in the course ‘Tap-Swipe-Pinch into Music. Learning music with iPads.

Target group
Teachers of Music of primary and secondary schools.
Only for users of iPad.

The courses are focusing on pedagogical use of tablets in schools. Each participant needs to bring his own iPad and we expect that each participant has basic knowledge of using his iPad before the course. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.

Target group
Teachers of Russian language
Russian speaking schools and teachers in Europe.

NOTE: This course will have full support in Russian language. All the course materials will be also in Russian language.

The courses are focusing on pedagogical use of tablets in schools. Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and we expect that each participant has basic knowledge of using his tablet before the course. We don’t provide computers nor tablets.

Main topics of this course
Apps covering different content and activities to support learning, communication and self-assessment (collaborative writing, digital photography, video, audio usability, presentation apps, assessment, evaluation, gamefication, etc.)
Best practice approaches and practical examples for using iPads and tablets in lessons and education in general in different countries,
Responsible and safe use of tablets and new media
Creating interactive materials for classroom use and deliver them to students
Identifying and reviewing practical tablet applications for educators, news and media applications useful for educators and their students (creating text, video clips, podcasts, presentations, screencasting, images, pdf files, e-books, mind and concept maps, maps etc.)
Designing, planning and writing sample units of work or lesson plans that deploy the iPad and tablets,
Integrate strategies and iPad and tablet technologies effectively into a curriculum,
Utilise the tablet as a display device in connection with other devices.

Methodology of the course
Information. A general introduction on each of the topics.
Sharing. Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic.
Creating output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in the own school.

Validation
The course participants will get a Certificate of active participation.
The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

Accommodation and meals
Participants take care of booking their hotel. Euneos will give advices for hotels in different price categories. Participants are free in choice of hotels and restaurants. Accommodation to be paid directly by participants to hotels and restaurants.